Why aren't Iraqi soldiers allowed to surrender?

Actually, this is an astonishingly brilliant tactical move by Saddam. There are toll booths, and the signs say
“Two-axled vehicles: 2000 dinars
Multi-axled trucks: 1000 dinars per axle
Tanks, APCs, HMMWVs, and other invasion vehicles: US$1000 per axle or track wheel. In cash.”

Egad! These guys slipped through watchtowers, barbed wire and trenches to * surrender? *

CNN has just reported that 17 iraqi soldiers have surrendered.

Personally, I prefer to use 24601.

I love these surrender stories. I hope this turns into the greatest non-violent war ever. But, I fear that Saddam and his closest henchmen are not going to go easily. The Special Republican Guard are well trained and have a lot to lose, they will probably fight.

Oh, I forgot the whole point I was posting :smack:. I think taking prisoners before the war starts would be a provocation to the Iraqis. They would call it an act of war. Though, given the circumstances, I’m not sure why we would care.

Naw, there are plenty of big gaps now.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/03/07/iraq.kuwait.border/index.html

Actually the border is not that well defended since there is a DMZ that the UN monitors. No US or Iraqi forces are allowed in the DMZ. I don’t think the US will be sweating violating that particular UN resolution when the war starts though!

<Slim Pickens>
Somebody’s gotta go back and get a shitload of dimes!
</Slim Pickens>

In case anyone wants to see them, Globalsecurity.org has images of the leaflets we are currently dropping on the Iraqi lines. According to BBC, half a million leaflets have been dropped, and American Psyops broadcasts are giving surrender instructions.

First the French sell weapons to the Iraqis, and now they’re giving them strategic advice?

::smiley:

Reminds me of Burning Saddles.

tongue in cheek news report.
Saddam to use income from toll to buy seaside condo in antartica.
The only place where this war can’t catch up to him.

Perhaps that is the translated title in Arabic, but it originally ran in the U.S. under the title Blazing Saddles

With respect to the OP:

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61526-2003Mar20.html